Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) recently hosted a landmark series of events to commemorate Black Wednesday (19 October 1977) and to applaud those in the sector that have been pushing boundaries to maintain and deepen quality ethical journalism. Each of the events took place in the evenings during the ...
Media Freedom Week (#MFW19) is almost upon us and we are excited to announce our fiery line up of events. Media Freedom Week is an action-packed series of events that serve as an opportunity for us to ponder, probe and interrogate some of the key media-related issues of the moment. It is hosted at t...
Universal access to online information can, should and must be made accessible for all persons in South Africa. This is necessary for the realisation of the full array of fundamental rights guaranteed under the country’s constitutional and international human rights commitments. Further, th...
On the 17th of September 2019, we hosted our second-panel discussion part of the #FutureOfJournalism series at the Goethe Institute. The discussion covered issues around Media Sustainability and Financing of Journalism. The discussion was facilitated by Francis Herd, News Anchor/Journalist from SABC...
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has declared 28 September of every year as the “International Day for Universal Access to Information” (IDUAI). In commemoration of this important day, which was previously known as the “Right to Know” day, the Info...
Media Monitoring Africa encourages journalists across Africa to submit their story ideas for the organisation’s Isu Elihle “Great Idea” Awards before the deadline at midnight on 23 September 2019. Story ideas can be targeted at any mainstream news medium such as TV, Radio or Online. The top...
Media Monitoring Africa encourages journalists across Africa to submit their story ideas for the organisation’s Isu Elihle “Great Idea” Awards before the deadline at midnight on 23 September 2019. Story ideas can be targeted at any mainstream news medium such as TV, Radio or Onl...
During an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Memorial Service for former President Mugabe, Julius Malema said that they would ban Daily Maverick, Amabhungane and Scorpio from EFF events. “We declare them as an enemy of the revolution, and they shall never participate in our events, they shall never a...
Isu Elihle Awards Rewarding Innovative journalism about children Media Release 23 August 2019 Entries Are Open for Media Monitoring Africa’s Child-centred Journalism Awards Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) invites journalists across Africa to enter the organisation’s Isu Elihle Awards&nbs...